Automobile awning



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2 a 1/ 15 A Z Inventor By 2mm Aug. 21, 1934. J. E. DOWD AUTOMOBILE AWNING 4 SheetsSheet 3 Filed Oct. 24, 1933 Inventor James Eflurd Patented Aug. 21, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The present invention relates generally to awnings or sunshades and more particularly to the type to be used on vehicles especially automobiles of the closed type and the prime object of the invention resides in the provision of an awning of this nature which may be constructed of all metal parts so as to be simple, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and install, thoroughly emcient and reliable in use, easy to manipulate, compact and convenient. and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of an embodiment of my invention installed in a door and being in the form of an attachment.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof showing the awning in open position.

Figure 3 is a vertical detail section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the sheets or slats in open position.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail section taken 30 substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail transverse section through one of the sheets.

Figure 7 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 7-7 of Figure 4.

Figure 8 is a detail elevation of one of the sheets.

Figure 9 is a plan view of a blank from which one of the sheets is formed.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspective view showing one of the hinge connections between the frames,

Figure 11 is a sectional view therethrough taken substantially on the line 11-11 of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a detail perspective view showing one of the lower ends of the stationary frame.

Figure 13 is a detail perspective of the hinge joint.

Figure 14 is an elevation of another embodiment of the invention being of the detachable type.

Figure 15 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 15-15 of Figure 14.

Figure 16 is adetai1 section taken substantially on the line 16-16 of Figure 15, and

Figure 1'1 is a detail section through the central portion of the cross part of the substantially inverted U-shaped stationary frame.

Referring to the drawings in detail and first to the embodiment of the invention disclosed in Figures 1 to 13 inclusive it will be seen that numeral 5 denotes a substantially inverted U- shaped frame adapted to fit in the upper portion of the window frame of an automobile door and to be held in place by screws 6 or other suitable o5 fastening means. As shown, the upper parts of the side members of the window frame and the top part of said frame are formed with recesses to receive this frame 5 and the other parts of the awning, when the awning is in raised position. The vertical leg portions of this frame 5 terminate at their bottom ends in laterally inwardly directed extensions 7 which in turn merge into upwardly directed extensions 8 on which are secured serrated washers 9. The legs of the frame and the extensions 8 are provided with registering openings 10 and 11 respectively concentric with the openings of the washers 9. A movable frame 12 is also of an inverted U-shaped formation and is angular in cross section so as 0 to provide right angularly disposed sections a and b. The lower extremities of the sides or legs of the frame 12 terminate in ears 14 to which are secured serrated spring washers 15. These ears are provided with openings 16 to be disposed concentrically with the openings 10 and 11. Bolts 17 extend through the openings and nuts 18 and spring washers 18 are engaged thereon. These nuts 18 are tightened sufliciently to cause the spring washers l8 and the spring washers 15 to frictionally hold the parts in any position to which they have been manually adjusted, the washers 18' and 15 giving sufliciently to permit this manual movement of the parts.

A plurality of slats are provided to cooperate with the two frames just described. Each slat is formed from a blank sheet of metal indicated in Figure 9 and said blank is bent to provide the body portion 26 and the angularly disposed legs 21 as shown in Figure 8. Along the longitudinal 10o edges of the body portion 20 are flanges 21' and 22 the former being curved upwardly over the body and the latter being curved downwardly and under the body. The flange 21 has slots 23 at intervals at its juncture with the body. Tongues 24 project from the flange 22 one for each slot 23 and are extended through the slots 23 of an adjacent slat and then said tongues extend under the body to which the tongues are attached and then the ends of the tongues are 116 passed through the slots 23 of the body to'which they are connected and then the ends of the tongues are bent, as shown at 25. The extremities of the sides or legs 21 have openings 27 to receive the bolts 17. These slats are disposed in overlapping rflationship so that they nest together in a fan like formation and may be spread to open position also in fan like formation and of course the flanges22 of one slat, engage the flange 21' of the next adiacentslatjtofmrction as a weatherproof stop joint. It will be obvious that the outermost slat is fixed in the stationary frame 5 while the innermost slat is fixed to the swingable or movable frame 12.

From the above detailed description the second embodiment of the invention. disclosed in Figures 14 to 17 inclusive will almost be self apparent except for certain minor details of con.- struction which only will be described. Where the parts of the two embodiments are 'analagous the same numerals of reference have-been used. The cross portion of the stationary frame has a lip 30 projecting therefromwhich-may be extended up inside the window groove as illustrated to advantage in Figure 15.. Bolts or rather pins 31 have threaded portions engaged inthreaded recesses 32 in the side rails of the window frame and their other ends arealso threaded to receive nuts 33, the movement of which are limited by screws 34 extending through openings in the nuts and engaged. in the endsofthepinsiil. Bushings 35 are disposed about the pins and through the openings in the extremities of the slats and also through the openings in ,the; extremities of the movable frame. Washers 3.6 are disposed about the pins and thewashersandnuts have flanges for .engaging the slats and the movable frame-so that when the nuts are tightened the movable frame and slats may beheld in different adjusted positions. It. will be notedthat the extremities of. the stationary-frame do not have the extensions 57- and 8.

. It is thought that the, constructiomoperation,

utility and advantagesof this. inyentionwill now,

be quite apparent to those-skilled in this art without a more detaileddes ription thereof.

desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

I-l1aving thusdeseribed my invention, what I claim as new is: f: j,

1. An awning of the class described comprising a "supporting frame of substantially inverted -U-shape, a movable frame of substantially inverted Ll-shape, a plurality of slats of substantially' inverted U-shape, means for pivotally connecting the extremities of the movable frame and of the slats to the extremities of the first frame, each slat having a downwardly curved flange at its lower edge and an upwardly curved flange at its upper edge, the downwardly curved flange of one slat engaging the upwardly curved flange of the adjacent outer slat, tongues connected with each downwardly curved flange and each upwardly curved flange having slots therein for receiving the tongues, the tongues of each slat extending through the slots of the upwardly curved flange of an adjacent outer slat, under the slat to which the tongues are connected, with the ends of the tongues being bent for passing through the slots of the upwardly curved flange of the adjacent inner slat, means for connecting the innermost slat to the first frame, and means for connecting the outermost slat to the'movable frame, and frictional means for holding the mov-v able frame and the slats in adjusted position.

2. An awning of the class described comprising a substantially inverted U-shaped stationary. frame, a substantially inverted U-shaped mov-' able frame, a plurality of substantially inverted U-shaped slats, means for pivotally connecting the extremities of the movable frame and of the slats to the extremities of the stationary frame, said movable frame being of angle shape in cross section to form a housing for enclosing the slats when the awning is in raised position, means for movably connecting the slats together, and means forholding the slats and movable frame in adjusted position.

JAMES E. DOWD. 

